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It's located on the second floor of a strip mall in Chinatown, and it's so easy to walk by and not notice. From the outside the windows are tinted and it looks like an unappealing whatever, but that couldn't be further from the truth!
This cute bakery / cafe is as far personality wise from the commercialized, anonymity of Chinatown's strip malls. It has a cute country/rustic interior with wooden benches, tables, and comfy sofas. Lots of cozy places where you and your friends can have private conversations. Add to that the very friendly and helpful employees.
Also the baked goods and espresso drinks are delicious! No drip coffee unfortunately, but a very smooth Americano was a great alternative.
The baked goods have a great texture and aren't overly sweet. I got the custard filled bear claw, red bean paste pastry, vanilla cake roll (2), and walnut layered thing. All delicious except the walnut layered thing.
Only complaint is that I couldn't really tell what the prices on the baked goods were, or what exactly they were, but I bought five pastries, an Americano, and hot chocolate and it all came out to $19, so it's very affordable. Edit: stopped by today (3/22) and saw that they have labels on each item showing what it is and what the ingredients are. Awesome!!
I'm glad tea station was closed so that I could discover this gem instead!
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